Kosztolányi
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Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kosztolányi
- a surname
- Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian poet and prose writer.
Usage notes
[edit]Hungarian surnames ending in -i or -y (both pronounced /i/, e.g. Munkácsy, Kölcsey, Petőfi, Jókai) may form their plurals with or without a linking vowel. These variants are usually synonyms with an occasional difference in meaning. (Reference in Hungarian: e-nyelv: The plural of surnames ending in -i or -y.)
- The variant with a linking vowel may indicate the persons belonging to the family with that surname.
- Megérkeztek a Munkácsyak! ― The Munkácsys (the Munkácsy family) are here!
- The variant without a linking vowel may indicate similar personalities or the works, writings, paintings, etc. of a famous person with that surname.
- Megérkeztek a Munkácsyk! ― The Munkácsys (the paintings of Munkácsy) are here!
Declension
[edit]Possessive forms of Kosztolányi | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Kosztolányim | Kosztolányijaim (or Kosztolányiim) |
2nd person sing. | Kosztolányid | Kosztolányijaid (or Kosztolányiid) |
3rd person sing. | Kosztolányija | Kosztolányijai (or Kosztolányii) |
1st person plural | Kosztolányink | Kosztolányijaink (or Kosztolányiink) |
2nd person plural | Kosztolányitok | Kosztolányijaitok (or Kosztolányiitok) |
3rd person plural | Kosztolányijuk | Kosztolányijaik (or Kosztolányiik) |